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  • Anthony Hamilton’s cars – including a special jaguar – just sold for £2.9m, here’s why

    Life&Style

    Anthony Hamilton’s classic car collection sold for almost £2.9 million at Silverstone, led by a record-breaking Jaguar XJ220. Here’s what the results tell us about today’s classic car market. Lewis Hamilton’s father has waved goodbye to a sizeable slice of his private garage, and I have to say, I wasn’t expecting it to make quite [...]

    Light blue David Brown Automotive Speedback GT sports car, front 3/4 view, at an auto show display.
  • London Concours to celebrate rare Porsches and more next week

    Life&Style

    The 2026 edition of London Concours takes place next week, with a host of rare and exotic cars bound for the heart of the capital. Hosted on the close-cropped lawns of the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), London Concours is described as ‘a luxurious automotive garden party’, which takes place right in the centre of the [...]

    Classic cars displayed at the prestigious London Concours 2026 event, showcasing automotive elegance and innovation
  • UK government should be more like Trump, says top entrepreneur

    Entrepreneurship

    The government’s tax squeeze on businesses and ministers’ lack of private sector experience shows that the “political system is broken” in the UK, a top entrepreneur has claimed. Edward Lovett, founder of luxury online auction house The Collecting Group, launched a damning assessment of the business environment in Britain under Labour, telling Morning Wire that [...]

    Entrepreneur Edward Lovett of The Collecting Group (image courtesy of The Collecting Group)

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